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Standing on your head will not encourage hair growth or prevent balding, it’s just an old myth. The old tale suggests that standing on your head will increase blood flow and that increased circulation will promote hair growth. There is no clinical evidence to suggest that this is true. Although circulation is important, supplements, exercise, [...]
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Vertex male pattern baldness is a type of hair loss common in men. This form of balding differs from the usual baldness pattern seen in men, because it begins at the crown of the head. The balding then moves outward from the center. Once the widow’s peak is formed, a hair recession in the middle [...]
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Some people believe that if you are more sexually active, your chances of experiencing hair loss will be higher. This is because the trigger for male pattern baldness comes from DHT, the powerful male sex hormone. It is believed by some that increased frequency of ejaculations increases the levels of DHT in your body, effectively [...]
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If you have recently experienced sudden hair loss after a major life change, it is very possible that stress could be the main trigger of your hair loss. This hair loss onset by sudden stress is referred to as telogen effluvium. A sudden stressful event may cause certain hair follicles to stop growing, and enter [...]
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Many people believe that hair loss usually only occurs in men. Actually, fifty percent of postmenopausal have noticeable hair thinning. After age 50, the same number of women suffers from hair thinning as men do. This reason is most likely from the loss of estrogen, which protects your hair. You naturally shed about 100 hairs [...]
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People start balding or suffering from hair loss at different ages, and at different rates from one another. According to Medem Medical Library’s website, male pattern baldness affects roughly 40 million men in the United States. Approximately 25 percent of men begin balding by age 30; two-thirds begin balding by age 60. There is a [...]
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While exercising is good for one’s overall health and even necessary, recent studies by medical health professionals focused on hair loss indicate that high level exercise training may cause hair loss. Specifically, in women, severe exercise tends to reduce estrogen and raise testosterone. This can lead to a stopping of the menstrual cycle and more [...]
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Hair loss can often be a symptom of an underlying medical condition, which is why consulting with your physician first in the case of hair loss is important. In addition to current or pre-existing medical conditions causing hair loss, there have been recent findings that may link early hair loss in men with prostate cancer [...]
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While both men and women experience hair loss, they tend to experience it differently due to their genetic and biological differences. Hair loss can be hereditary in both men and women, but the pattern of hair loss is different in men and women. Men tend to notice a receding hair line first, where women tend [...]
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Thinning hair and balding are common occurrences, but they don’t appear the same way for everyone. Recognizing the type of hair loss your husband has is a first step to determining the right treatment plan—a Bosley Counselor can help your husband better understand his hair loss. Your husband could be losing hair due to stress, dietary [...]
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